Back to matchesWe found a matchYour institution may have access to this item. Find your institution then sign in to continue.TitleBrowning's Pygmalion and the revenge of Galatea.AuthorsMaxwell, CatherineAbstractExplores the immortalization of feminine ideal in Robert Browning's poetry. Narcissistic conception of woman; Analogy to Ovid's story of Pygmalion; Woman's independent spirit as a threat to male subjects; Subliminal resentment of woman's autonomy.SubjectsBROWNING, Robert, 1812-1889; WOMEN in literature; NARCISSISM in literature; CRITICISMPublicationELH, 1993, Vol 60, Issue 4, p989ISSN0013-8304Publication typeLiterary CriticismDOI10.1353/elh.1993.0009